Crime Rates at Portland Road, London, SE9 4TR

Portland Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Grove Park , and the 228th highest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Portland Road (SE9 4TR) in the last 12 months was 150.7 per 1,000 residents and was 66.0% higher than the Grove Park average (90.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 72.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portland Road (SE9 4TR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 71 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Portland Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.